Angina pectoris in a young man secondary to undiagnosed childhood mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
A case of adult onset angina in a patient with previously undiagnosed childhood Kawasaki disease is presented. Evidence to support the diagnosis--such as clinical presentation and pertinent positive and negative laboratory data to rule out other conditions--is provided. The patient was successfully treated with coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Pasqua Hospital, Regina, Saskatchewan.
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D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis